Enforces Municipal Housing Codes and Regulations to ensure all tenants are in compliance with lease agreements. Conducts random inspections, logs complaints, and facilitates entry and exit of tenants.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by employees in this job. Employees may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

• Provides for the enforcement of Municipal Housing codes and regulations, communicating tenants regarding corrective measures necessary to comply with lease requirements.
• Facilitates entry level of new tenants or evictions/cancellations of previous tenants from such properties.
• Assists in coordinating fumigations for City Properties.
• Collects earnings from individually City owned laundromats on properties and deliver accounted coinage to City Finance Department; reports non-working machines to maintenance for further repairs.
• Performs clerical duties, such as delivering correspondence between departments, assisting with staffing at Main office, answering phones, collecting rent, and creating work orders.
• Provides occasional on-call maintenance supervision, including the handling of incoming 24hr emergency maintenance calls from tenants in Municipal Housing or Noise Abatement properties. Contacts the appropriate technician to address issue.
• Performs related work as required.

COMPETENCIES FOR SUCCESSFUL PERFORMANCE OF JOB DUTIES

Knowledge of:

• Knowledge of standard maintenance descriptions/repairs.
• Knowledge of standard maintenance descriptions/repairs.
• Knowledge of modern office procedures and methods including computers and applicable software
• Knowledge of English grammar, spelling, and punctuation

Skills and Abilities:

• Skill in planning, organization, and time management
• Skill in excellent customer service deliver
• Ability to organize data and prepare accurate reports and documentation
• Ability to effectively communicate both orally and in writing
• Ability maintain professionalism
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships 
• Ability to meet schedules and deadlines of the work

WORK ENVIRONMENT/CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Physical Effort Requirements Position will have the following exposures

• Office or similar indoor environment, relatively free from unpleasant environmental conditions or hazards.
• Occasional exposure to unpleasant environmental conditions and/or hazards. Occasional outside work.
• Frequent exposure to unpleasant environmental conditions and/or hazards. Majority of work performed outside or with exposure to risk.
• Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, a negligible amount of force frequently, and/or constantly having to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.
• Exerting up to 35 pounds of force occasionally, up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly having to move objects.

Work Environment Locations Position will require the employee to work in the following types of work environments
 
Sometimes

• Street environment (near moving traffic)
• Confined space 

 
Frequently

• Office or similar indoor environment
• Construction site

Often

• Outdoor environment
• Vehicles
• Warehouse environment

Exposures Position will require the employee to be exposed to the following environmental elements
 
Seldom

• Individuals who are hostile or irate
• Extreme heat (above 100 degrees)
• Communicable diseases

Sometimes

• Individuals who are hostile or irate
• Extreme heat (above 100 degrees)
• Toxic or caustic chemicals or substances

Frequently

• Moving mechanical parts
• Fumes or airborne particles
• Loud noises (85 decibels such as heavy trucks, jack hammers, construction)

Travel Position will require the employee to travel
 
Never:

• National travel
• International travel

 
Seldom:

• Regional travel

Often

• Local travel

 
Required Education and Experience

• High School Diploma or G.E.D.
• At least two (2) years of experience in the fields of Public Housing, Real Estate, Housing Inspections, Code Enforcement, or a related field

Valid Licenses or Certifications

• None

Valid Texas Driver License. If applicant hold an out-of-state license, a State of Texas Driver License must be obtained within 6 months of employment. 

As part of the minimum requirements for all positions with the City of Laredo, a thorough background check and certified school transcripts will be required from all applicants who are offered employment.

Effective February 24, 1997, all selected applicants are required to undergo a drug and alcohol test prior to employment.

Effective January 7, 2008, all persons in safety-sensitive functions/positions, as per City of Laredo Drug and Alcohol Policy definition, shall be subject to random drug and alcohol testing.

A person with a disability who needs a reasonable accommodation related to a selection process is requested to contact the Human Resources Department at (956) 791-7480 two days prior to the scheduled test and/or interview.